The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
A STUDY IN CHURCH.
How Two Selected Bellies Behaved Them.
selves During q Service.

selves During . Service.
A SUN reporter went with country friend
to Grace Church to observe the demeanor OF
the fashionable girls who rendezvous there Of q
Sabbath morning. They sat for short time
In pew at the side that commanded view Of
the entrance. Others wero there waiting for
the ushers to find them better seats. When
the voluntary was about coming to an end the
pew holders began to arrive. The girls rustled
by in magnificent apparel. and every one Of
them paused for an instant at the head Of the
aisle, looking about tho church before she
walked down to her pew. Each one also car
ried an elegant prayer book in her hand. The
blue back, and q blue border on vellum covers.
The rector and his assistants and the choir
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A typical pair Of delightful :, and hand nd
girls IN while the
nized each other, and ran together with re-
broad aisle and lost Itself in the sounding
board eyer the pulpit They held their
dany fh ePd rapd
keen surveys Of the others dress. Each was
blessed with an elegant figure and rfh papa
comparison. ono with the other
Next week. When do you RoT
We shall go to Geneva in July, you know"
How delightful! We are going to Paris
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to tho baizo doors THAI opened upon the aisle,
the last speaker peeped through and whispered:
Never mind. said the other, you must sit
So they came to the head Of the side aisle,
and then walked about half way down the
church to their pew When they entered tho
DOWN right. It was gracefully done. Then
they inclinod their heads one putting a .yellpm-
gloved fingers. A friend In the pew In front
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their thanks in tho sweetest manner and
glanced critically but not unfavorably. at their
friends bonnet When In the course of tho ser
us miserable sinners" they moved their lips
decorously and presumably uttered ths self,
eondemnat9ry words, beautiful H git IN a a
pew some distance in front Of them. They
turned their heads slightly and looked with all
cease to look until several seconds had elapsed
after the new conner had taken her seat,
During The the girls Kept their eyes
direction ofthe pulpit. and at times they GER
tainly heard what the preacher said but often
there was dreamy expression on their faces
as they glanced at u sroined arch over tho
preachers head, and one might have thought
that they saw visions of Geneva and Paris and
the glory OF fine r9mont displayed at Worth's.
Becoming humility was shown when thoy
When the Amen" was spoken they stepped
quickly though not with improper haste into
the aisle and went to tho beautiful girl whose
entrance had distracted their attention. Their
words Of greeting were ELUSIVE, and they fell
to talking at once about the trips abroad in
prospect, As thcy passed up the aisle Just
behind him the reporter failed to catch a single
word that had the remotest connection With
the topic OF the sermon or the general service
thoy kissed each other and went their respec-
tive ways. Every movement had been quiet
and unpronounced, the effects being accom-
piishcd with the skilfu and reserved grace
that distinguishes the fashionable city-bred
girl from all others In the world. And that ID
how New York swell girls act In church.